Transportation
Education
BY DUSTIN BUTLER & ADAM DOE
2 local roads to close lanes for utility work Multiple lanes on Buckingham and Spring Valley Roads in Richardson will close over the summer while construction crews complete utility renovations, according to a news release from the city. In a nutshell The right lane of westbound Bucking- ham Road and the left lane of eastbound Buckingham Road, 400-feet west of Audelia Road, may be closed from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Main Street construction on track to nish in 2025
UT Dallas to o er new degree program To help meet market demands, the University of Texas at Dallas will o er a bachelor’s degree of science in cybersecurity and risk management beginning in the fall 2025 semester, program director and associate professor Steven Haynes said. Two-minute impact The increasing occurrence of cybersecurity threats and the widening gap between techni- cal specialists and business leaders led to the program’s creation, Haynes said. “The expectation is not just walking away with a degree but you’re walking away with the real skills to do the job in today’s business environ- ment,” Haynes said. The curriculum is designed to provide gradu- ates with a balanced and interdisciplinary skill set, Haynes said.
PISD to add 2 more bereavement days Plano ISD employees will get an additional two days of bereavement leave for the 2025- 26 through 2027-28 school years following unanimous approval from the school board at a June 10 school board meeting. In a nutshell Currently, PISD employees can take up to ve days o following the death of a loved one, Chief of Employee Services Dr. Duana Kindle said during the meeting. The proposal came from Dr. Kindle and Deputy Superintendent Johnny Hill following employee feedback. PISD expects the added bereavement leave to cost $225,000. “This kept coming up in feedback from our sta ,” Hill said during the meeting. “This is obviously an added way that we can give back to our sta .”
Pavement rehabilitation on Main Street is progressing well, Richardson City Manager Don Magner said. The details Work on Phase 2 of the project began in Febru- ary and consists of constructing a dedicated left turn lane onto Abrams Road from Main Street, paving improvements and water, sewer, storm drain pipe and inlet replacements and installing barrier-free ramps at intersections to improve pedestrian access. Other improvements include new streetlights and other hardscape xtures and overhead power lines and poles will be replaced with underground conduits. What else? Travel lanes have been reduced to one lane going each way to accommodate construction crews; however, Magner said the tra c plan sta created has worked well.
UT Dallas will o er a new degree program starting this fall.
These roles include:
Cybersecurity analyst
The Main Street Rehabilitation project is expected to complete on schedule, City Manager Don Magner said.
Risk-management specialist Information security risk consultant Governance, risk and compliance analyst Cyber risk underwriter Business continuity and resilience manager Security awareness and training specialist Regulatory compliance analyst Enterprise risk analyst
DUSTIN BUTLER COMMUNITY IMPACT
“In peak hours it takes a little bit of time to get through there,” Magner said. “I think what we did a good job of this time is really informing residents and businesses that utilize that everyday and encouraging them to take other routes.” Construction is on track to be completed in early fourth quarter, Magner said. Funding for the project came from Dallas County grants and a tax increment nancing reinvestment zone.
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SOURCES: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS COMMUNITY IMPACT
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